Chris,
When I first tried the Fostex FR2-le, I used rechargable AA NiMH's.
When I installed a 7.2v Tamiya it recognized the difference and
changed to "7.2v". Perhaps you must return the battery setting
from "Alkali" to "NiMH" (the default) for it to recognize the
Tamiya. I've had no problems with the Tamiya battery. I'm using a
4500mAh and have been getting excellent battery life from it.
Scott
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>
> After 5 months peaceful co-existence between myself and Sonic Stage
> it has become increasingly unstable over recent weeks (maybe due to
> Windows updates ?). Last weekend was the end when it started to
auto-
> delete those files that it refused to transfer. An upgrade to SS
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> did not help and I lost 14 field files (was I happy ?).
>
> Good news for Fostex though as I have been able to get hold of an
> FR2LE this week, and with some off-line help from Klaas it is
friends
> with my Telinga. So off to new adventures, but two initial
questions
> for more experienced users:
>
> 1. Mic trim controls: not sure what these do (is it a pre-pre-
amp ?),
> the manual says to set them so that the "mic peak" lights do not
come
> on. But even with the pots set at max I cannot make them light up.
If
> I use it with the mic trims set at max does it cost me anything ?
If
> I turn them down (somebody here recommended 80%), all I have to do
is
> turn up the recording level controls to get the same signal
strength.
> Does it all amount to the same thing or is there a multiplicative
> effect here that is not obvious to me ?
>
> 2. Tamiya Battery: I followed the recommended course and found the
> model car shop and bought one with a charger (actually not "Tamiya"
> brand but the same thing for RC cars =96 7.2v, 3700 mAh, with the
> Tamiya plug on it). The manual says that the machine automatically
> detects these batteries and sets itself accordingly. However with
the
> Tamiya in, when I look in the menu the battery choice still
> shows "alkali", if I manually set it to "RC7.2V" it then tells me
> that the (fully charged) battery is nearly empty and only gives me
> about 10 mins recording time before switching off, whereas if I
leave
> the menu set on "alkali" it performs as one would expect. Since it
> takes only 4 alkali batteries (4x1.5=3D 6v) and the Tamiya is 7.2v I
am
> a bit worried about overloading something if it is not showing the
> right setting. Does anyone else experience this ?
>
> Thanks for any advice on these two.
>
> Chris
>
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